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City Council Minutes April 1 0, 2006 Page 2 3.9 AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE PAUL ANDERSON FOR PINEWOOD SUPERINTENDENT 3.10AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE MECHELL TUROKAS ACCOUNTING CLERK . MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 4. Open Mike There was no one present for Open Mike. 5. Worksession 5.1. Council Open Forum Councilmember Motin stated that there are fluorescent signs on Freeport that staff needs to monitor. He asked that discussion of the Wetland Buffer Ordinance be delayed until May. Councilmember Farber has concerns until a Finance Director is hired as to who would take charge in the event that City Administrator] ohnson is on vacation. Ms. ] ohnson stated that the department heads continue to be the contact for their areas and that Chief] eff Beahen would be in charge with public safety issues. She stated that City Clerk] oan Schmidt is very knowledgeable about open meeting laws and would be present at the council meetings and take the information back to staff. She stated that she could always be reached by cell phone. If a department head had an issue and Chief Beahen was in charge, they could go to him or call her on her cell phone. She stated in the past when the City Administrator was gone there wasn't always a phone number to call and that problems were always resolved. The Mayor is also a resource for staff. . Councilmember Farber stated that he felt the Annual Report presentation was too short and that some questions went unanswered. He felt that it did not reflect the many tasks of some divisions and he wishes to have more information provided from these divisions at this setting with more question and answer time. Counc:ilmember Motin stated that if there are significant concerns the division could come before council at a work session. Mayor Klinzing stated that she doesn't wish to have the Annual Report meeting to be any longer and likes the written information provided. She stated that sometimes staff members are reluctant to discuss pending issues on cable television. Councilmember Dietz stated that time at the meeting should be for dialogue between council and staff versus repeating the written information provided. City Administrator Lori] ohnson stated that council will be receiving more information from department heads with the budgeting process. It was the consensus of the council to have the Annual Report focus on highlights, not reading the goals, and to have more in-depth discussion at budget time. .